A. Lange & Söhne

Dear enthusiasts,

usually mixing up things is not my preference, but in this case please do feel kindly invited for a "glimpse over the fence".
Well, i do realize for some there´s only one watch brand
But then, it´s probably not a big secret Girard-Perregaux is dear to me and this year, among some "big pieces" and stunning surprises there are two recent developments i´d like to share here too. Vice versa, i´ll do some "cross-marketing" on our GP Forum too

The first new introduction listens to the austere name MICROVAR:

GP just introduced their free-sprung escapement, something Lange fans are well familiar with from watches like the Double Split and Richard Lange.
While the word may tell a bit and the picture a bit more, there´s more input in this post:
http://gp.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-6/pi-2496786/ti-415971/s-0/

The other interesting news may be GP to unveil an in-house enamel-making department, focussing on elaborate enamel dials:

True full-fire enamel dials make for a very rare breed today and these cloisoneé and champlevé dials are even more rare. There are few brands (if so, actually none that i recall) to maintain an in-house facility producing these very elaborate pieces of art, so this may be interesting:
http://gp.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-6/pi-2497061/ti-416061/s-0/

With this i´ll leave you for the easter days starting tomorrow and my best wishes for peaceful, happy holidays!

Greetings from Germany,

Peter

Hi Peter,

Thanks for that insight. Iwonder how these techniques are eveolving in the age of computers and automation.  Any thoughts of trades or functions that were once dome by man and now by machine?

Happy Easter to yoi and your family.

Bill